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Claims  of  decea 
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CLAIMS 

OF  BE3EA3ED  OFFICERS  AS!)  SOLDIERS- 

Wil-on,  K.  C,  Jtic  30th,  1804. 
mHJS  UNDERSIGNED  II  \S   BEEN    APPOINTED  A  COit- 
J.   missioncrto  investigate,  collect  an!  pay  oter  to  the  parti--* 
entitled  thereto,  all  claims  for  bounty  arrearages  of  pay  and  h!- 
ljwanC39,  due  to  t!l  ll»««  '.  i'  daoaaaad  ut&Skia  Wt' ' 

soldiers  from  this  State. 

The  parties  entitled  are:  Brat,  the  widow  of  the  deceased,  If 
any,- if  there  be  no  widow  then,  secondly,  the  child  or  children. 
if  there  be  such,  if  there  be  neltb  r  widow  or  children  thei 
thirdly,  the  father,  if  there  be  neither  widow,  chlU,  children  o 
I'athii  tiien,  fourthly,  thempt  :er  of  the  deceased,  and  In  default 
of  all  of  these  then,  fifthly,  the  executor  omdministraior  of  t  i 
deceased. 

The  claimant  or  claimants  most  furnish  hi-.'  her  or  their  ad- 
da  vlt,  a  d  that  of  one  disinterested  witucsa  is  to  the  relation- 
ship, and  i.i  all  cases,  where  the  claimant  is  not  the  widow,  tb« 
affidavit  must  negative  the  exlstence-of  a  claimant  01  claimant* 
.1  a  higher  order.  The  Justice  of  the  Peace,  before  whom  thf 
affidavit  is  subscribed  must  certify  to  the  credibility  M  tin 
witness,  and  t  le  Clerk  of  the  Cuuuiy  Court  must  certify,  nude: 
the  seal  of   no  Court,  that  he  is  a  Justice  of  Hie  Peace. 

If  the  claimant  or  claimants  bo  a  child  or  children  of  the  de 
ceased,  and  he,  she  or  they  be  minors,  the  claim  iuu-l  be  urw- 
pOUUd<  d  by  his,  her  or  their  guardian,  and  t.e  fact  of  hi?  belli;: 
guardiau  must  be  certified  to,  uud'.-r  seal  of  ih-  Cuuuiy  Con.. 
xler;;. 

When  the  churn  is  made   by   an  eieCUtor  (r  Sdtninlal 
uiursbip  or  administratorship  umai  he 
lifted  to,  ii'i'ler  seal  by  the  Uouuty  Court  Clerk. 

All  of  these  pipers  should  be  sent  in  duplicate* 

An')  person  directly  interested  will  be  famished,  Spa 
plication  to  me,  With  a  proper  form  of  these  papers  in  fall ;    . 
copy  of  which,  for  the  greater  convenience  of  parties,   will  *>- 
forwarded  as  -oou  as  may  be  practicable  to  each  Count)  I 
Clerk. 

commission  is  intended   t.  facilitate  the  collection   >•, 
these  claims,  and  save  the  cl  ti  .ants  all  expense. 

Parties  interest'  d  may  materially  aid  ma  in  the  investij 
of  tn  ir  claims,  if  at  the  time  of  forwarding  their  papers  10  me. 
they  will  inform  me  ot  the  daie  o:'  tue  death  of  tue  deceased, 
where  he  died,  was  killed,  whether  or  not  they  or  any  on« 
for  them,  have;  received  the  personal  effects  which  deceased 
had  with  him  at  the  time  of  hisdea  n.  and  whether  or  not  t..> 
deceased  (if  o  non-commissioned  officer  or  private,;  had  e\er 
n  ceived  the  State's  bounty. 

It  is  very  desirable  tbat  all  claim*  should  he  forwarded  at  a* 
early  a  day  as  may  be  proctictble  In  all  cases,  Eire  the  claim- 
ants' .'  id  County  ia  full. 

JNO.'A.  STANLY, 
.;t.  -  _, -1     Commissi  n 


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